{"id":399961,"date":"2022-01-27T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T03:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-public-enrollment-schools-drops-by-12-since-pre-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T06:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T03:00:06","slug":"nyc-public-enrollment-schools-drops-by-12-since-pre-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-public-enrollment-schools-drops-by-12-since-pre-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC public enrollment schools drops by 12% since pre-pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NYC public enrollment schools drops by 12% since pre-pandemic<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor David Banks have inherited a school system that is shrinking rapidly, particularly in the elementary grades. But it\u2019s not necessarily bad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> \u2014 if they take the opportunity it provides to better serve students.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.p12.nysed.gov\/irs\/statistics\/enroll-n-staff\/home.html\">Detailed data<\/a> the State Education Department released this week reveal that enrollment in kindergarten through eighth grade in city public schools is down by 41,017 students this year, after last year\u2019s decline of 32,273. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s an eye-popping drop of 73,290 students, or 12%, since the last pre-pandemic school year, 2018-19. Enrollment in city public high schools is also down, but by less: This year\u2019s drop of 7,281 students combined with last year\u2019s 3,085 means a 3.5% decline over two years.<\/p>\n<p>The stark decline in kindergarten to eighth-grade enrollment is even more dramatic in the earliest grades. This year\u2019s kindergarten class is 14% smaller than the class two years ago, and similar losses took place in all grades through sixth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1330639678.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Portrait of African-American girl wearing mask in school while sitting at desk in classroom.\" class=\"wp-image-20983898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1330639678.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1330639678.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1330639678.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1330639678.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Birth rates in New York City have been down even prior to the pandemic, hitting its lowest levels in 2019.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the new leadership of the city and school system, this is the new reality. City birth rates are down, and COVID <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to have persuaded some families with school-age children to leave town. The system has also disappointed a number of parents, who have gone to charter, private and religious\u00a0schools instead. We do not know if the recent years\u2019 lower birth rates will be temporary or reflect a larger generational change, but smaller groups of kindergarten, first- and second-graders will be wending their way through the system for the next 10 to 12 years. The system\u2019s planners must accept this trend as a sign that the groups entering kindergarten this fall and subsequent ones may very likely continue to diminish in size.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>There\u2019s an opportunity here, if only the city\u2019s school officials will seize it. Nobody likes overcrowded schools, and the reduced number of students frees up space to create new and diverse types of schools \u2014 particularly in areas where the system has fallen short in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor is already on record correctly citing the need to increase access to Gifted and Talented Programs, not by rationing existing seats through lotteries as his predecessor was wont to do, but by actually growing the number of programs available. But while the space to create those new programs may be newly available, the city\u2019s gifted program needs to be improved rather than just expanded, and the dwindling numbers provide an opportunity to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>The best theorists on G&amp;T education all suggest that what a school does with the students in such programs is as, or more, important than how it selects them. Thus, growth in such programs needs to incorporate innovative approaches, and the system should seek to partner with people and institutions that know how to do that. It should also continue the previous mayor\u2019s commitment to cease screening students for these programs at age 4, giving all students a chance to show their true talents once they have been in elementary school for two or three years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/122320School28HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Twain Intermediate School IS 239 for the gifted and talented.\" class=\"wp-image-20983944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/122320School28HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/122320School28HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/122320School28HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/122320School28HS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Adams distanced himself from Mayor Bill de Blasio\u2019s controversial decision to scrap schools\u2019 Gifted and Talented program \u2014 saying he wants to actually increase opportunities for accelerated learners while also helping other students. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Helayne Seidman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the same time, not all students are bound for college \u2014 and our education system must reflect that. This is true in every state and school district in the country. Unfortunately, our schools have been caught in the endless loop of expectations raised beyond reality \u2014 to the students\u2019 detriments.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Yes, <em>most<\/em> students should be given the foundation in elementary and middle school that will equip them for higher studies in high school \u2014 and college if that is where their path lies. But as I discussed in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattan-institute.org\/rethinking-goals-nyc-high-schools-cuny-community-colleges\">recent report<\/a> on the state\u2019s community-college programs, we should make provisions for those students whose achievements and interests by grade eight indicate they\u2019re better suited for workforce preparation. The city and state have been moving in this direction but too slowly. While we have the opportunity, let\u2019s innovate to fill this important need for many young people.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the other new reality evident in the enrollment data is one teachers unions would prefer to ignore: New York schools are in a competitive marketplace. Parents have options inside and outside the city. Despite the pernicious cap on the creation of charter schools in the city, enrollment in those public schools has continued to <em>grow <\/em>during the pandemic \u2014 by 7.9% in grades K-8 and 11.6% in grades 9-12. The cap must be lifted, and the city should return to the policy of placing new charters in underused DOE school buildings.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ray Domanico is a senior fellow and director of education policy at the Manhattan Institute.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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But it\u2019s not necessarily bad news \u2014 if they take the opportunity it provides to better serve students. 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